Easy Dutch Phrase Book: Over 1500 Common Phrases For Everyday Use And Travel

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What is the hardest challenge you’ve faced as a student of the Dutch language? You can work hard on your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, but being able to communicate naturally isn’t easy. In fact, the toughest part of learning Dutch is knowing how to speak like a native. Most textbooks are made to teach you the traditional rules and structures of a language and are great for getting around the grammar and spelling questions you may have. However, how many of them provide you the tools necessary to have a common conversation with a best friend or someone you’ve just met? Not many at all. Language learners often complain about this – a lack of material that can help you familiarize yourself with the most common phrases used in everyday conversation and in native surroundings. For this reason, we at Lingo Mastery have developed Easy Dutch Phrase Book: Over 1500 Common Phrases for Everyday Use and Travel for you, our favorite language-learner, so that you may find the best expressions for common usage in Dutch and communicate with your Dutch friends, colleagues and client without any issue! In this book: An introduction with a detailed guide on how to pronounce vowels and consonants (as well as their combinations) in the Dutch tongue. A list of over 1500 common phrases in Dutch, with an accurate translation in English for your understanding. A phonetics pronunciation guide of each and every word in the phrases, included after every translation. Finally, a conclusion to make sure you’ve learned and supply you with a final list of tips. Your days struggling with natural communication with natives is finally over. Our Easy Dutch Phrase Book is here. It’s time for you to take your Dutch to the next level. Review: ‘Hoe gaat het met u?’ - ‘How do you do? – Learning Dutch made easy - Lingo Mastery continues to be a valuable resource to make Dutch more accessible to a wider population. Following in the style of Dutch Words in Context, Dutch Short Stories, and Conversational Dutch Dialogues this new volume of 1500 Dutch Phrases is full of new vocabulary to enhance communication. In the Introductory Note the goal is stated well: ‘The Dutch language is a West Germanic language, which is closely related to the English language. Still, it has complex grammar, and is full of tongue-twisting words filled with unique pronunciation of certain consonants. However, with our book, learning the basics of the Dutch language will be easier than you thought it would be. Experience with other foreign languages is definitely beneficial in the process, especially if you speak German, but do not worry if you have none – many Dutch words are derived from English, which will be of great help to you! Dutch also uses the Latin alphabet, and since you are already familiar with its letters, you don’t have to worry about having to master an entirely new alphabet. Successful acquisition of a foreign language is based on making connections in your brain that help you memorize things, and then putting them in context when you need them most…’ What follows, before the phrases placed here to learn, is a fine lesson in pronunciation of vowels, consonants, the importance of stress and intonation, and then the supply of valuable lessons begins – colors, numbers, greetings, date and time, common questions, medical, ordering food, transportation, religious questions, emergency, technology, conversation tips, date night, money and shopping, children and pets, traveler’s guide, directions, apologies, small talk, business, the weather, hotel, sports and exercise – all spelled out in accessible format with Dutch to English translation to correct pronunciation for learning. And so it proceeds with one of the more accessible adjuncts to mastering the Dutch vocabulary in a manner that places words in context and thus – easy to remember! The technique is solid and the lessons well taught. This is a very fine continued introduction to the Dutch language, a book much needed at this time in our national status! Grady Harp, July 21 Review: Very helpful - I found this book to be very helpful. Having the pronunciations as well as the phrases was great